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Nutritional Management of Hospitalized Small Animals
by Daniel ChanNutritional Management of Hospitalized Small Animals offers veterinarians, veterinary students and technicians a comprehensive reference to the latest information relating to the principles and practice of nutritional support in small animals that require hospitalization. Represents the definitive resource for small animal veterinarians in providing optimal nutritional support for their patients during hospitalization Discusses and demonstrates the most up-to-date techniques available for successfully implementing nutritional support for hospitalized small animal patients Provides step-by-step pictorial instructions on how to implement the most appropriate techniques for particular patients Reveals expected outcomes and possible complications along with strategies to minimize risk of complications
Nutritional Modelling for Pigs and Poultry
by Colin Fisher Frank Frank Ilias Kyriazakis Jean-Yves Jean-Yves Nilva K Sakomura Juliano C Juliano C P Daniella C.Z. Daniella C.Z. Melina A Melina A Edney Pereira Edney Pereira L Hauschild Hilda C Hilda C P Rob Gous Virginie Virginie Normand Normand Edgar Edgar Nilva K Sakmoura Candido Candido Jaap Jaap Neil S Neil S Antonio Sergio Antonio SergioModelling is a useful tool for decision making in complex agro-industrial scenarios. Containing a selection of the papers presented at the International Symposium of Modelling in Pig and Poultry Production 2013, this book brings together the best and most recent academic work on modelling in the pig and poultry industry, with a particular emphasis on nutrition. It reviews basic modelling concepts, descriptions and applications of production models and new methods and approaches in modelling.
Nutritional Modelling for Pigs and Poultry
by Colin Fisher Frank Frank Jean-Yves Jean-Yves Nilva K Sakomura Juliano C Juliano C P Daniella C.Z. Daniella C.Z. Melina A Melina A Edney Pereira Edney Pereira Hilda C Hilda C P Virginie Virginie Normand Normand Edgar Edgar Candido Candido Jaap Jaap Neil S Neil S Antonio Sergio Antonio SergioModelling is a useful tool for decision making in complex agro-industrial scenarios. Containing a selection of the papers presented at the International Symposium of Modelling in Pig and Poultry Production 2013, this book brings together the best and most recent academic work on modelling in the pig and poultry industry, with a particular emphasis on nutrition. It reviews basic modelling concepts, descriptions and applications of production models and new methods and approaches in modelling.
Nutritional and Physiological Functions of Amino Acids in Pigs
by Francois Blachier Guoyao Wu Yulong YinThis book provides developmental data regarding piglets (with a focus on the gastrointestinal tract), data related to amino acid metabolism in pigs, data related to nutritional and physiological functions of amino acids in pigs, nutritional requirements for amino acids in pigs, signaling roles of amino acids, methodological aspects in amino acid research and the pig model for studying amino acid-related human diseases.
Nuts to You
by Lynne Rae PerkinsHow far would you go for a friend? In Nuts to You, the funny and moving new novel by Newbery Medalist Lynne Rae Perkins, two squirrels go very far indeed to save a friend who has been snatched up by a hawk. Nuts to You is short, funny, and surprising--an Incredible Journey with squirrels. It features black-and-white art by the author on every page and will appeal to fans of animal fantasies by Kate DiCamillo, Kathi Appelt, and Avi.The squirrels Jed, TsTs, and Chai are the very best of friends. So when Jed is snatched up by a hawk and carried away to another realm, TsTs and Chai resolve to go after him. New communities are discovered, new friends are made, huge danger is encountered (both man-made and of the fox and bobcat variety) and mysteries are revealed. Nuts to You is wholly original, funny, lively, and thought-provoking. It is a deeply satisfying piece of storytelling about the power of stories to save the world; about the power of friendship and the importance of community.This beautiful book is illustrated in black-and-white on every page by the author and includes an introduction, epilogue, and funny footnotes throughout. A terrific read aloud!
Nymphs, Stoneflies, Caddisflies, and Other Important Insects: Including The Lesser Mayflies
by Ernest SchwiebertVolume IIAfter the mayfly family, detailed in Nymphs: The Mayflies, the fly fisher must know the caddisfly, stonefly, and midge populations just as well to catch trout that are keyed in on such insects. Nymphs: Caddisflies, Stoneflies, and Other Important Species gives the reader all the essential information about identifying individual species of these insects throughout their North American range, and then delves into detailed instructions for scores of artificial patterns to imitate them. Few books in fishing literature have focused so closely on so many individual species of the particular genera of aquatic insects in this volume. And just as in Nymphs: The Mayflies, this book contains numerous stories and anecdotes from Schwiebert's travels that illuminate the selection and use of nymph patterns, and recount great days spent on the water as interpreted through one of the great minds of modern fly fishing.
Nymphs, The Mayflies: The Major Species
by Ernest SchwiebertVolume IFor the fly fisher seeking to catch more and bigger trout, fishing nymphs--patterns that mimic the larval stage of mayflies--can be a surefire approach. Nymphs: The Mayflies, the first volume in a totally revised edition of the 1973 original, is the singular authority on identifying the myriad species of mayfly larvae and tying imitations that will attract trout all across the country. Author Ernest G. Schwiebert spent the last fifty years of his life traveling, fishing, and gathering information on scores of mayfly species across the country. The 1973 edition of Nymphs set forth his initial findings. Now in this wholly revised and expanded form, Schwiebert's last work offers the reader exacting details of every major mayfly species for the sake of identification, along with recipes for dozens of fly patterns to imitate them.This new edition also contains numerous stories and anecdotes from Schwiebert's travels, some never set down in writing before, that further add to the understanding of how to choose, cast, and fish nymphs, and life.
Não mais do que as penas de uma asa
by Alessandro CaselliThief é uma jovem pega-rabilonga que decide não deixar seu ninho porque é muito apegada as suas paredes e todos os objetos contidos. Mas esses objetos também pesaram em sua vida, ao ponto de forçá-la a fazer uma escolha drástica: continuar a viver uma existência solitária e escrava de seus desejos ou mudar de direção e enfrentar uma vida talvez igualmente solitária, mas livre das correntes com as quais a própria Thief havia se amarrado a seus “tesouros”.
O Elefante Que Enganou Seus Amigos
by Francois KeyserO elefante está com fome. Depois de explorar, ele descobre um campo cheio de cenouras e bananas. Mas tem um problema... Há abelhas entre ele e deliciosas bananas e cenouras, mas os elefantes têm medo das abelhas. Então, ele pensa em uma maneira de obter as cenouras e bananas sem ser picado. Ele pede a ajuda de seus amigos, o coelho e o macaco. Ele não acha que eles serão picados por abelhas, mas ele convenientemente esquece de falar sobre as abelhas de qualquer maneira. Quando o plano do elefante da terrivelmente errado e seus amigos percebem que ele sabe sobre as abelhas, eles decidem ensinar-lhe uma lição...
O Grande Despertar
by Chaise Allen CrosbyCal, um batedor e mensageiro da Guarda Aviária, luta para satisfazer as expectativas de seu pai, que por acaso é seu comandante. Designados para proteger as sábias e respeitadas cigarras emergentes da Grande Ninhada do Sul, eles encontram uma crise de grande magnitude que envia pai e filho em uma jornada inesperada. Ao longo do caminho, seus olhos são abertos por novos amigos a um conhecimento inquietante que os leva a arriscar suas vidas num esforço para salvar uma espécie inteira de animais.
O que o Gato Sabia: Reg Rawlins, Investigadora Psíquica (Reg Rawlins, Investigadora Psíquica #1)
by P. D. WorkmanReg Rawlins, vigarista profissional, se meteu em uma confusão desta vez. O trabalho de cartomante começou como um esquema, mas de repente ela se vê enrolada no caso de Warren Blake, um homem que ela pensava estar morto. Acontece que ele pode ainda estar vivo, mas em perigo. Reg sempre tomou a saída rápida, a saída fácil, mas fugir desta bagunça pode significar a morte de outra pessoa. Ficar dentro dela pode significar a dela. Como nos mistérios paranormais? Psíquicos, bruxas, fadas, e muito mais! Autora premiada e Bestseller do USA Today, P.D. Workman acena com a sua varinha para transportar os leitores para a pequena cidade cheia de mitos e magia de Black Sands, para um mistério paranormal aconchegante a ser resolvido por Reg Rawlins e os seus amigos. Uma vigarista autoproclamada fazendo contato com os mortos, um mago lindo de morrer, e um gato psíquico - o que poderia correr mal? Caia sob o feitiço de Reg hoje.
O ursinho encontra uma casa.
by Linda HendersonO pequeno urso sente-se sozinho no mundo. Após acordar um dia, e perceber que não havia nenhum urso para o confortar ou tomar conta dele, ele decide partir numa jornada para encontar alguem que o ame. Como vais descobrir ao ler este livro, a sua busca leva o ursinho a um final feliz!
OMFG, BEES!: Bees Are So Amazing and You're About to Find Out Why
by Matt KrachtAre you ready for the ultimate bee book? With lighthearted watercolor and ink drawings, humorous quips, lists, and musings, OMFG, BEES! will show you just how important these esteemed bee-list celebrities really are. (Hint: We can't live without them.)Delving into various bee topics, from distinguishing between bees and not bees (very crucial), to exploring the absolute wonder that is bee behavior (they do a coded dance directing their bee friends to food, for crying out loud!), to divulging the mind-blowing bee-magic behind honey making (within some extremely intricate and precisely constructed hexagonal honeycomb, no big deal), and more, Kracht's ode to bees paints a charming and enthusiastic picture of our favorite pollinators.Bee-autiful full-color illustrations fill these pages that playfully and earnestly examine different kinds of bees, from the honeybee to the teddy bear bee, providing unbelievably cool facts about bees and reasons why they deserve a lot more credit as well as our appreciation and advocacy. Because omfg, BEES!!
OS ANJOS DE WAKÁN TANKA- uma delicada história para entender a relação entre o homem e o cão
by Orlando EijoOrlando Eijo nos traz, desta vez, uma nova maneira de entender a relação entre o homem e o cão e com isso, a nossa própria natureza como seres humanos, tanto biológica como espiritualmente. Nesta oportunidade é através de uma delicada história, que deixará no leitor a sensação de uma deliciosa brisa de primavera. Francisco, um homem viúvo com muito desejo de dar mais de si, acaba de se aposentar do trabalho que exerceu por toda a sua vida. Com seus filhos independentes, seu lar solitário se torna uma prisão que o deprime. Eles decidem então presenteá-lo com um cachorro da raça Border Collie para que lhe faça companhia. Este cachorrinho o levará a iniciar uma nova atividade, o disc dog, se aprofundando nela a ponto de se deparar com o lado espiritual e profundo da relação humano-canina desde o seu início, quando, segundo a lenda Sioux, o Grande Espírito Wakán Tanka enviou os lobos como seus anjos, para ajudar o ser humano a transitar em sua passagem pela vida. Nas profundas conversas de Francisco com seu filho Jorge, psicólogo, o leitor encontrará um espaço para aprender conceitos de psicologia canina e humana de um modo claro e belo, não só compreendendo os nossos comportamentos, mas se aprofundando no amor à vida, tal como o Grande Espírito quis ensinar com seus enviados de quatro patas. O pequeno Border Collie provocará grandes mudanças em sua vida e na de outros personagens da história, história que o leitor devorará do princípio ao fim com avidez e sem esforço.
OUTBACK WIFE AND MOTHER (Daddy Boom)
by Barbara HannayA suitable bride?Cattleman Fletcher Hardy welcomed a diversion like Ally Fraser during his tedious business trip in Melbourne. Until he found himself falling for her!He'd learned that city women were unsuited to Outback life when his Parisian mother fled their cattle station. Ever since, he'd vowed his bride had to be born and bred in the bush. So when news came that he'd become the guardian of his four-year-old godson, he returned to Wallaroo, intending to forget Ally for good.He hadn't bargained on Ally turning up at the homestead as little Connor's nanny, determined to prove she could survive the Outback-and make the perfect wife and mother!DADDY BOOMWho says bachelors and babies don't mix?
Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories #2)
by Robin JarvisAs a series of dark wars between the bats and the squirrels rage, Vesper, a young bat, and the squirrel maiden Ysabelle are unaware of the devastating events that are unfolding, but they will soon be drawn into a nightmarish journey and a desperate attempt to save their lands from destruction.
Oasis
by Catherine HapkaJack and Ty are opposites. So when they travel together in a caravan across the Great Desert, there are bound to be disagreements. And when a sandstorm separates the boys from the rest of their group, the arguments get worse. Then they stumble upon a legendary oasis where they find a lost colony of small dinosaurs called Saltopus. Somehow, Jack and Ty must put aside their differences long enough to befriend the shy dinosaurs--and figure out how to help them!
Oath Breaker: Book 5 (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #5)
by Michelle PaverA boy. A wolf. A legend for all time. The fifth book in the internationally bestselling WOLF BROTHER (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) series by the renowned author Michelle Paver.When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest, where the clans have reverted to the savagery of an earlier time. Here, Torak finally learns why he is the Sprit Walker and discovers the true cost of revenge. Audio edition also available, read by Sir Ian McKellen.
Oath Breaker: Book 5 (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #5)
by Michelle PaverA boy. A wolf. A legend for all time. The fifth book in the internationally bestselling WOLF BROTHER (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) series by the renowned author Michelle Paver.When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends. To fulfil his oath he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest, where the clans have reverted to the savagery of an earlier time. Here, Torak finally learns why he is the Sprit Walker and discovers the true cost of revenge. Audio edition also available, read by Sir Ian McKellen.
Oath Breaker: Book 5 from the bestselling author of Wolf Brother (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #5)
by Michelle PaverA boy. A wolf. A legend for all time. The fifth book in the internationally bestselling WOLF BROTHER (Chronicles of Ancient Darkness) series by the renowned author Michelle Paver. Audio edition read by Sir Ian McKellen.When he was outcast, Torak was the hunted one. The following spring, he becomes the hunter when he swears to avenge the killing of one of his closest friends.To fulfil his oath he must brave the hidden valleys of the Deep Forest, where the clans have reverted to the savagery of an earlier time. Here, Torak finally learns why he is the Sprit Walker and discovers the true cost of revenge.
Oathkeeper (Bravelands #6)
by Erin HunterErin Hunter’s bestselling Bravelands series continues with the sixth and final book of the first Bravelands arc! At long last, the Great Herd is united against Titan—now so powerful that even Fearless, who vowed to avenge his father’s death, cannot defeat the rogue lion alone. Thorn may have a plan to bring about Titan’s downfall, but the animals of Bravelands must decide how much they are willing to risk—and who they are willing to lose. Full of epic adventure and thrilling intrigue, Bravelands will thrill readers who love the Spirit Animals and Wings of Fire series, as well as the legion of dedicated fans who’ve made Erin Hunter a bestselling phenomenon.
Obedience
by Kim Campbell Thornton Buck JonesA Simple Solution book for every dog owner who wants to have a well-behaved companion, Obedience by Kim Campbell Thornton is essentially a sweet and quick brush-up course on doggy manners. Exhibiting social graces in public places and good behavior around the home, your dog will be a welcome, much-loved companion thanks to Obedience. Topics covered include sitting pretty, jumping up, staying off furniture, come when called, and accepting attention from strangers. This little book is all about bonding with your dog and communicating. It concludes with "The Eleven Commandments of Good Dog Ownership," which outline what owners need to do to ensure their good canine citizens will remain so.
Obesity in the Dog and Cat
by Martha G. Cline Maryanne MurphyThis is an indispensable guide for any veterinarian or veterinary technician interested in better understanding the disease of obesity. The authors reach far beyond the traditional clinical approach of, "Feed less, exercise more," and explore the current pathophysiology of obesity and emerging treatment options. Thoroughly researched and packed with practical advice, this is the textbook I wish I had twenty-five years ago. Highly recommended. - Ernie Ward, DVM, CVFT, Founder, The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention This book will be valuable for anyone managing obesity cases in practice as there is considerable practical information. I found the chapter on behavioral management of obesity especially useful. There is also good information on the pathophysiology and sequaela of obesity. By necessity, there is information from human obesity where we don't have sufficient information in dogs and cats; however, this points to useful areas for future research. - Marge Chandler, DVM, MS, MANZCVS, DACVN, DACVIM-CA, MRCVS, Clinical Nutritionist at Vets Now Referrals, Co-Chair of the WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee, and Chair of the FEDIAF Scientific Advisory Board Key features: Reviews epidemiology and how animal- and human-specific factors contribute to excess weight gain. Discusses the metabolic effects and inflammatory mediators associated with adiposity. Looks at various disease states and how they relate or develop as a result of obesity. Reviews different modalities to determine body composition to diagnose obesity. Offers a clinical approach to managing obesity with diet including discussion on the nutrients of concern for therapeutic weight loss diets. As of 2018, pet obesity in the US affects an estimated 55.8 percent of dogs and 59.5 percent of cats, resulting in secondary conditions such as arthritis, diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, and certain forms of cancer. A complete and balanced diet accompanied by regular exercise is fundamental to optimize health and longevity in companion animals, meaning overweight pets have reduced quality of life and shorter life expectancy. Seeking to address this major modern-day problem, this book provides a comprehensive review of obesity in small animal medicine. Veterinarians seeking to provide weight management services in practice will find clinically-applicable information from expert authors from both academic and practice backgrounds. Chapters cover topics ranging from epidemiology and pathophysiology of obesity to evaluation of body composition, and nutritional and behavioral management. The book also explores the role of exercise in managing obesity and looks at the management of co-morbidities. Finally, the authors present a range of case studies to demonstrate these topics in real-life practice.
Obi, Gerbil on the Loose
by Michael DelaneyObi the Gerbil is home alone! Obi?s owner is on vacation, and the neighbor feeding the pets has forgotten all about the gerbil tucked away in her cage. Obi loves her cozy home, but without food and water she must escape to survive. So, taking on the courage of her namesake (Star Wars Jedi knight Obi-Wan), she breaks out and meets her fellow pets?cats up to no good, a maniacal tarantula, an insecure snake, a grumpy mouse, and a crotchety dog. Obi finds danger, but also makes new friends as she embarks on her great adventure. This hilarious novel about perseverance and pluck is enhanced with funny cartoon illustrations. .
Obi: Gerbil on a Mission
by Michael DelaneyThere's a new puppy at Obi the gerbil's house, and he's bigger, furrier, and more slobbery than Obi. And he's getting all the attention. But when the puppy runs away, Obi feels it's her duty to bring him back. So off she goes, on a mission filled with obstacles from a hungry owl to a giant dog to snarky cats. But with perseverance and pluck, Obi is able to bring the puppy safely home. With clever illustrations, this funny, adventurous sequel to Obi: Gerbil on the Loose! will leave kids squawking for more.